Montreal Firefighters
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‘This will help’: Montreal firefighters spread holiday cheer to those in needAround 2,400 Montreal firefighters took part in the 36th edition of the Christmas basket campaign, which provides food hampers and toys to families throughout the city.CanadaDec 19, 2023
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2 Black firefighters in Montreal faced years of racial abuse, anti-racism group saysA Montreal anti-racism group told reporters Tuesday it filed a complaint with Quebec's human rights commission on behalf of the two firefighters.CanadaOct 31, 2023
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5-alarm blaze in Montreal difficult to put out due to hot weather: firefightersThe fire department said the cause of the blaze on Laurier Avenue is not yet known. No injuries were reported, but at least five people were taken in by the Red Cross.FireJun 1, 2023
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‘Difficult to extinguish’ fire still burns at historic Montreal monasteryMontreal Fire Chief Richard Liebmann said the fire at the Monastère du Bon-Pasteur, a 19th-century former monastery, is 'very difficult to extinguish' given the complex structure.CanadaMay 26, 2023
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Drowning death of Montreal firefighter on the job ruled accidentalQuebec coroner Géhane Kamel says the city's fire department must provide its members with more practical training in rescues on water.CanadaApr 28, 2023
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Major fire in Old Montreal sends 9 to hospital, at least 1 person missingUrgences-santé said a total of 11 people were evaluated at the scene. Nine were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.CanadaMar 16, 2023
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Coroner’s inquest hears of search for Montreal firefighter whose rescue boat capsizedPierre Lacroix and his colleagues were trying to save two boaters in distress when the firefighters' vessel capsized in the waves of the St. Lawrence River on Oct. 17, 2021.CanadaNov 22, 2022
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Coroner’s inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue missionPierre Lacroix died after becoming trapped under a rescue boat that capsized in the Lachine Rapids as he and three colleagues came to the rescue of two boaters in distress.CanadaNov 21, 2022
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Quebec’s work safety board releases report looking into firefighter Pierre Lacroix’s deathQuebec's work safety board has concluded that the boat that firefighters used during a deadly rescue in the St. Lawrence River and the training they received were deficient.CanadaOct 6, 2022
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Chief coroner orders public inquest into death of Montreal firefighterPierre Lacroix died on Oct. 17, 2021, during a water rescue near the Lachine Rapids. The boat he was on capsized and Lacroix drowned after being pinned under the boat.CanadaMay 12, 2022
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